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005    20181203101223.0 
008    180315s2018    xxc           000 0 eng d 
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020    0735235937 
020    9780735235939 
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092    BIO|bSHRAYA 
100 1  Shraya, Vivek,|d1981- 
245 10 I'm afraid of men /|cVivek Shraya 
246 3  I am afraid of men 
264  1 Canada :|bPenguin,|c2018. 
300    85 pages ;|c19 cm 
336    text |2rdacontent 
337    unmediated |2rdamedia 
338    volume |2rdacarrier 
520    "A powerful meditation on the damaging effects of 
       masculinity from a trans girl--a writer with celebrated 
       indie roots and a knack for dismantling assumptions and 
       challenging the status quo. Toxic masculinity takes many 
       insidious forms, from misogyny and sexual harassment to 
       homophobia, transphobia, and bullying. Vivek Shraya has 
       firsthand experience with nearly all of them. As a boy, 
       Vivek exhibited "feminine" qualities. The men in her life 
       immediately and violently disapproved. They taught her to 
       fear the word girl by turning it into a weapon used to 
       hurt her. They taught her to hate her femininity, to 
       destroy the best parts of herself. In order to survive, 
       Vivek had to learn to convincingly perform masculinity. As
       a girl, she's still afraid. Having spent years undoing the
       damage and salvaging her lost girlhood, she is haunted by 
       the violence of men, seldom dressing the way she wants in 
       public. As a result she is often still perceived as male, 
       stirring feelings of guilt and self-doubt: Am I not 
       feminine enough? Is this my fault for striving to be the 
       perfect man and excelling at it? I'm Afraid of Men is a 
       culmination of the years Vivek spent observing men and 
       creating her own version of manhood. Through deeply 
       personal reflection, she offers a rare and multifaceted 
       perspective on gender and a hopeful reimagining of 
       masculinity at a time when it's needed more than ever."--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Shraya, Vivek,|d1981- 
650  0 Transgender people|zCanada|vBiography. 
650  0 Gender expression|zCanada|vBiography. 
650  0 Gender identity|zCanada|vBiography. 
650  0 Sex differences|vBiography. 
650  0 Masculinity|vBiography.